include

[in-klood]

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verb (used with object), in·clud·ed, in·clud·ing.

to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.

to place in an aggregate, class, category, or the like.

to contain as a subordinate element; involve as a factor.

Origin of include

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inclūdere to shut in, equivalent to in- in-² + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut (cf. close)

Related formsin·clud·a·ble, in·clud·i·ble, adjectivepre·in·clude, verb (used with object), pre·in·clud·ed, pre·in·clud·ing.re·in·clude, verb (used with object), re·in·clud·ed, re·in·clud·ing.un·in·clud·a·ble, adjectiveun·in·clud·i·ble, adjective

Synonyms for include

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1. embody. Include, comprehend, comprise, embrace imply containing parts of a whole. To include is to contain as a part or member, or among the parts and members, of a whole: The list includes many new names. To comprehend is to have within the limits, scope, or range of references, as either a part or the whole number of items concerned: The plan comprehends several projects. To comprise is to consist of, as the various parts serving to make up the whole: This genus comprises 50 species. Embrace emphasizes the extent or assortment of that which is included: The report embraces a great variety of subjects.

Antonyms for include

1. exclude, preclude.

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Related Words for include

incorporate, receive, cover, introduce, add, combine, have, enter, carry, encompass, hold, comprise, build, count, interpolate, implicate, entail, encircle, interject, number

Examples from the Web for include

Contemporary Examples of include

Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
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Dave Majumdar
January 8, 2015
That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
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Kyle Chayka
December 31, 2014
Showings will include a special message from Seth Rogen that will play beforehand.
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Marlow Stern
December 23, 2014
Editor's Note: This article has been revised to include the definition and text of Section 12.
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Nina Strochlic
December 11, 2014
When Reid came on board, he had only leased part of the land to farm on; the deal did not include the house.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey
December 10, 2014

Historical Examples of include

Why he neglected to include the way of a maid with a man is not at once apparent.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
It is to me more what you call a 'beast-garden,' to include all species of fauna.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
I propose to continue this biography, and include the whole in book form.
Biography of a Slave
Charles Thompson
The director turned, with a smile, to include that lady in the conversation.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
I suppose I can make arrangements that will include a church.
In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories
Robert Barr

British Dictionary definitions for include

include

verb (tr)

to have as contents or part of the contents; be made up of or contain

to add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category

to contain as a secondary or minor ingredient or element

Derived Formsincludable or includible, adjective

Word Origin for include

C15 (in the sense: to enclose): from Latin inclūdere to enclose, from in- ² + claudere to close

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Word Origin and History for include

c.1400, from Latin includere "to shut in, enclose, imprison, insert," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)). The alleged Sam Goldwyn-ism, "Include me out," is attested from 1937. Related: Included; including.